
Three young stars lead the race for Real Madrid’s No. 9 shirt, left newly vacant by Kylian Mbappé.
The legacy of the number nine at Real Madrid stems back nearly an entire century. Legends of the past, including Alfredo Di Stéfano and Raymond Kopa, shined for the Spanish giants with the number nine on their back, paving the way for the stars of the future, like Karim Benzema, to inherit a shirt worn by some the club’s best goalscorers.